Eat to Beat Disease: The Body’s Five Defence Systems and the Foods that Could Save Your Life

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Li is in fact a doctor and he knows food, your body, and how you can eat better without compromising your love of eating. William Li empowers readers by showing them the evidence behind over two hundred health-boosting foods that can stave off cancer, reduce your risk of dementia, and beat dozens of avoidable diseases. Li explains clearly, in language the layman can understand, what we have always intuitively known: food is the best medicine. Li not only tells us why an apple has health benefits but even more importantly tells us which variety of apple is best! Immune system activators are to be found in broccoli sprouts, peppers, garlic, liquorice root and mushrooms.

Li examines “food as medicine” through molecular nutrition, which applies biology and biotechnology to understand not only the components of food, but how the body responds to what it is fed. Eat to Beat Disease” is worth reading, but “Eat to Prevent Disease” would have been a more realistic title. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. Mediterranean or eastern diets high in fish, legumes, nuts, olive oil, fruits, and vegetables produces significantly better health outcomes for the populations that eat them. And, most importantly, he backs up his recommendations with dozens of studies that show us how we can use food to give our bodies the best shot possible at fighting disease.In terms of science this makes no sense, but undoubtedly some patients found relief through the power of the placebo. Regeneration: stem cells play a key role in health by repairing and replacing dead or worn out cells throughout your body. The most helpful part of this book is the recommended system for including healthy foods into your diet. William Li shares surprising foods from his new book EAT TO BEAT DISEASE that science shows can help you protect against disease.

The time has come for 'health' to be properly defined and for us to understand clearly how food impacts health. A demanding work and home life can take a physical and mental toll if you don’t make self-care a priority. Side note: I'm happy to know black tea is a prebiotic that reaches the intestines, so I'll use that as an excuse to keep sippin' away (with only a bit of guilt for the caffeine I'm consuming but should be staying away from). He provides ample literature references of how nutrients in food can affect these determinants of health.It is not about dieting or cutting out - it is about having the confidence to incorporate the healthy foods you already love into a plan for life-long change.

While we can’t always change external stressors such as kids, jobs and travel, we can take simple measures proven to make us calmer, less reactive and better.

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